Is there light?

This came in from the "Recruitment Consultant"

Permanent recruitment set to improve as employers offer hope

Despite a static labour market employers have told the latest REC survey their hiring intentions are showing signs of recovery.

REC director of research Roger Tweedy, said: “It is encouraging that employer confidence is slowly but surely starting to manifest itself in terms of hiring intentions. However, it is very early days and a number of employers are still making redundancies or cutting working hours. Regular data on how employers are reacting to subtle changes in the jobs market is essential and will help recruiters to plan ahead over the coming months.”

One in ten employers has hinted they will raise permanent staff levels over the next three months, with another 16 per cent expecting their permanent staff to rise in the next 12 months.

Five per cent of employers expect to increase their temporary workforce in the next three months, 72 per cent expect to maintain the same level of agency staff over the next 12 months.

Jobs Outlook is based on a monthly sample survey of 600 employers undertaken by an independent market research company on behalf of the REC. It is designed to complement the REC’s Report on Jobs published in conjunction with KPMG, which tracks the actual number of placements on a monthly basis.